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British Journal of Perioperative Nursing (United Kingdom), 2003
Prone positioning of patients may optimise exposure for certain surgical procedures. There have been many published works that discuss the advantages of prone ventilation and how to nurse a patient who is lying in the prone position. However, there are very few empirical studies that describe how to place a patient in the prone position.
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Prone positioning of patients may optimise exposure for certain surgical procedures. There have been many published works that discuss the advantages of prone ventilation and how to nurse a patient who is lying in the prone position. However, there are very few empirical studies that describe how to place a patient in the prone position.
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Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy in the Prone Position
Hepatogastroenterology, 2011Thoracoscopic esophagectomy performed with the patient in the left lateral position has been occasionally reported since the 1990s, but it has not been established as a standard procedure. This may be because the success of this procedure largely depends on the technical competence of an assistant to secure an adequate field of view during the ...
Hidehito, Shibasaki +3 more
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Thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position
Surgical Endoscopy, 2012Minimally invasive esophageal surgery has arisen in an attempt to reduce the significant complications associated with esophagectomy. Despite proposed technical and physiological advantages, the prone position technique has not been widely adopted. This article reviews the current status of prone thoracoscopic esophagectomy.A systematic literature ...
Omar A, Jarral +5 more
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Prone position breast irradiation
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 1994An alternative technique for irradiating the breast following breast conserving surgery is described.The technique utilizes the prone position and has been developed to improve the dose distribution within the breast and reduce the volume of normal tissues irradiated during whole breast treatment. Improvements in the dosimetry of breast irradiation are
T E, Merchant, B, McCormick
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THE PRONE POSITION IN OTOPLASTY
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2005Hagop S, Manushakian +3 more
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Prone Positioning for the ARDS Patient
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 1997Various strategies have been tested in attempts to improve gas exchange in patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). However, it appears that the simple non-invasive act of prone positioning of the critically ill ARDS patient may improve gas exchange while preventing potential complications of high positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP)
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